A Seminar Organized by the Middle East Council of Churches

Secretary General Professor Michel Abs: “We are dealing, today, with a sensitive and dangerous issue that pervades our contemporary lives, threatens stability, and constitutes a ticking social time bomb: demonization and hate speech”

The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) organized a seminar entitled “Public Discourse in Wartime: Towards Dialogue to Reduce Hate” as part of the “Light of Hope” initiative, which MECC launched in response to the serious security developments in Lebanon and the Middle East. The initiative also covers the MECC ongoing humanitarian, field, and relief work and updates.

The seminar was held at the MECC Platform of the Word, with an online participation from Religious and Spiritual Leaders, intellectuals, and experts from various fields and sectors of life. It aimed to highlight the importance of the proper use of language, words, and discourse in building peace, especially amid escalating conflicts. It also stressed the need to overcome hate speech, promote values of love, dialogue, and respect, and strengthen a culture of dialogue and encounter among the diverse components of society.

We Recall an Interview Conducted by the MECC Media Team with His Beatitude Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, on the 109th Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide

Keeping Memory Alive, we recall an interview conducted by the Media Team of the Middle East Council of Churches with His Beatitude Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, Catholicos Patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church of Cilicia, and President of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) for the Catholic Family, on the 109th Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide.

This interview took place following a lecture on the Armenian Genocide entitled "Keeping Memory Alive," delivered by the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, on Monday, April 22, 2024, at the Theatre of the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate in Geitaoui, Lebanon.

Lest We Forget

Produced By MECC

Produced By MECC